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Reading more books by reading at the right time

This piece for Ridents collects the advice that holds up in practice. People who read forty books a year are rarely faster readers; they simply read at times others fill with their phone. Twenty minutes on the commute…

By Samuel Adeyemi

Classic novels that are easier to start than their reputation

For anyone browsing Ridents, here is a clear starting point on the subject. Many classics have a forbidding reputation that the books themselves do not deserve. Short, fast and funny openings are common: a satire of…

By Maya Thornton

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